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5 ways smartphones have made life a million times better

There’s a lot of talk online about how bad smartphones are. According to various news outlets, they’ve turned us into screen-addicted anti-social zombies with shorter attention spans than goldfish and a deep-seated fear of missing out on even the most trivial of events. We’ve even written about smartphone addiction ourselves. …

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03/10/2016
Chris Smith

Magpie DVD Club: Me Before You, Dexter and more!

Our DVD recommendations this week include a weepy romance, a serial killer, several ghosts, punk rock and Idris Elba. What more could you ask for? Me Before You Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones fame stars in this adaptation of the Jojo Moyes’ novel, which has been known to turn …

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30/09/2016
Chris Smith

What is the internet’s favourite 90s movie?

There were so many brilliant movies in the 90s that it’s hard to pick a favourite. Luckily, we have websites like Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB to help us. We’ve taken a load of classic 90s movies, added together their Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB user scores and worked out an overall …

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29/09/2016
Chris Smith

Magpie Recommends: Bon Iver, Alter Bridge, Goat and more!

Looking for something new to listen to? We’ve got you covered. Here are some of the most exciting new releases hitting the musicMagpie Store over the next couple of weeks. 22, a Million ”“ Bon Iver To say 22, a Million is a little different to previous Bon Iver records …

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28/09/2016
Chris Smith
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6 alternatives to FIFA 17

FIFA is the world’s most popular football series and the latest edition, FIFA 17, will no doubt rule the UK Games Chart for months to come (apart from the weeks Call of Duty does, of course). FIFA isn’t everyone’s cup of soccer tea though. Luckily, there’s plenty more football fun …

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27/09/2016
Chris Smith

8 classic 90s albums that didn’t hit #1 in the UK

No-one can deny that the 90s were a great time for music, with countless classic albums released across loads of genres: grunge, Britpop, rap, techno and plenty more. However, that wasn’t always reflected in the charts. In fact, a lot of seminal albums didn’t even get close to the top …

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26/09/2016
Chris Smith

Magpie DVD Club: The Darkness, Slugs and more!

We’ve got some fantastic new DVDs hitting the musicMagpie Store at the moment ”“ here’s our pick this week! Slugs            Back in the 70s, Steven Spielberg managed to put a whole nation off going swimming with Jaws. Director Juan Piquer Simon didn’t quite put people off gardening with 1988’s Slugs, …

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23/09/2016
Chris Smith